BIPOC Authors

Life Starts Now

By: Chanel Dokun

Narrated by: Chanel Dokun

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

What if you had permission to stop striving and start thriving? Join Certified Life Planner and Relationship Expert Chanel Dokun as she gives you the tools you need to find profound joy and fulfillment in building a new life rooted in your unique purpose.Women are drowning in pursuit of the "good life." We chase external markers of... Read more

The Song of the Cell

By: Siddhartha Mukherjee

Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris

Length: 16 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2023 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the 2023 Chautauqua Prize!

Named a New York Times Notable Book and a Best Book of the Year by The Economist, Oprah Daily, BookPage, Book Riot, the New York Public Library, and more!

In The Song of the Cell, the extraordinary author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning... Read more

The Bride Experiment

By: MiMi Jefferson

Narrated by: Khalid Hill

Length: 6 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

James is days away from being married when he learns his fiancé Raquel has been keeping an explosive secret. Humiliated and with his reputation on the line, he sets out to destroy Raquel. The bride-to-be strikes back with a blow so intense it leaves James defenseless, with his life spiraling out of control.Within days, he is a shell of the... Read more

Race Crazy

By: Charles Love

Narrated by: Charles Love

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

When did America become obsessed with racial differences? After decades of progress healing real-world prejudices and anger, we suddenly live in an America where we’re expected to view every single thing through the lens of race.Children are taught the politics of racial resentment and fear in schools. Films, novels, and even comic books are... Read more

Better than Fiction

By: Alexa Martin

Narrated by: Nicole Lewis

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

"If you think life is better than fiction, then you haven’t read Alexa Martin’s fiction."—NPR

One of...
Amazon's Best Romances of November
Buzzfeed’s New Romances to Read This Fall
Cosmopolitan's Best Books Coming Out In November
Bustle's Most Anticipated Books of November
Women's Health's Swooniest Romance Novels of 2022

Love isn’t always by the book... Read more

The Sarah Anointing

By: Michelle Walters

Narrated by: Lisa Renee Pitts

Length: 4 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

God is equipping a company of modern-day Sarahs who will step outside every box of insecurity, intimidation, and inferiority to make a global impact for His kingdom and contend for the fulfillment of His plans and purposes.Just as Sarah did, we must look within ourselves and judge God as faithful. Sarah's journey teaches us that we must focus on... Read more

Insurrection

By: Hawa Allan

Narrated by: Hawa Allan

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The little-known and under-studied 1807 Insurrection Act was passed to give the president the ability to deploy federal military forces to fend off lawlessness and rebellion, but it soon became much more than the sum of its parts. Its power is integrally linked to the perceived threat of black American equity in what lawyer and critic Hawa Allan... Read more

Play It Right

By: Kamal Gupta

Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

All around the world, the words "Wall Street" conjure up a powerful image. For some, it is the center of America's capitalist system and the engine of its economic growth. For others, it is the home of rapacious bankers and reckless traders whose greed would lead to a global financial crisis. For an Indian-born blackjack player, Wall Street... Read more

Black Utopias

By: Jayna Brown

Narrated by: Allyson Johnson

Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In Black Utopias Jayna Brown takes up the concept of utopia as a way of exploring alternative states of being, doing, and imagining in Black culture. Musical, literary, and mystic practices become utopian enclaves in which Black people engage in modes of creative worldmaking. Brown explores the lives and work of Black women mystics Sojourner... Read more

Scenes from My Life

By: Michael K. Williams & Jon Sternfeld

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD • A “gripping, revelatory” (NPR) memoir of hard-won success, struggles with addiction, and a lifelong mission to give back—from the late iconic actor beloved for his roles in The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, and Lovecraft Country
 
“Williams’s cool rasp leaps off every page, his story told in... Read more

The Seven Circles

By: Chelsey Luger & Thosh Collins

Narrated by: Chelsey Luger & Thosh Collins

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

In this revolutionary self-help guide, including audiobook exclusive exercises, two beloved Native American wellness activists offer wisdom for achieving spiritual, physical, and emotional wellbeing rooted in Indigenous ancestral knowledge.When wellness teachers and husband-wife duo Chelsey Luger and Thosh Collins founded their Indigenous... Read more

Idol, Burning

By: Rin Usami

Narrated by: Mirai

Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

""Akari’s obsession is fatalistic and intense, and Usami’s prose (translated by Asa Yoneda) renders it and the hold it has on her tenuous life ably and affectingly. . . . it will especially resonate with readers familiar with real-life superfandoms such as One Direction’s at the height of its fame, down to details such as sought-after exclusive... Read more

Faith Still Moves Mountains

By: Harris Faulkner

Narrated by: Harris Faulkner & Minnie Belle

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

From FOX News anchor and author Harris Faulkner comes a collection of powerful, true-life stories of resilience, healing, rescue, and protection.We need reminders of God’s power now more than ever.We often think about prayer as a wish list, with God as Santa Claus. The reality is that the power of prayer reminds us not only how small we are, but... Read more

The Best American Essays 2022

By: Alexander Chee & Robert Atwan

Narrated by: Ewan Chung, William DeMeritt, Tyla Collier, Rai...

Length: 12 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of the year’s best essays, selected by award-winning writer Alexander Chee.Alexander Chee, an essayist of “virtuosity and power” (Washington Post), selects twenty essays out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. Read more

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022

By: John Joseph Adams & Rebecca Roanhorse

Narrated by: Keylor Leigh, Hayden Bishop, Carolyn Kang, Shah...

Length: 17 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and guest editor Rebecca Roanhorse and series editor John Joseph Adams select twenty pieces that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year and explore the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today. Today’s readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for... Read more

The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2022

By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson & Jaime Green

Narrated by: Tracey Leigh, Jennifer Aquino, Ulka Simone Moha...

Length: 12 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of the best science and nature articles written in 2021, selected by guest editor renowned marine biologist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and series editor Jaime Green. Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, renowned marine biologist and co-founder of the All We Can Save climate initiative, compiles the best science and nature writing of the... Read more

The Way of the Goddess

By: Ananta Ripa Ajmera

Narrated by: Ananta Ripa Ajmera

Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Cultivate inner wisdom and strength through simple, sacred rituals from the ancient Indian goddess tradition.

In our chaotic and isolating times, it’s more essential than ever to connect to our highest selves—finding the purpose, pleasure, and freedom that lives inside each of us. Grounded in the Vedic spiritual traditions of Ayurveda, Yoga, and... Read more

Cooking from the Spirit

By: Tabitha Brown

Narrated by: Tabitha Brown

Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Tabitha Brown, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Feeding the Soul, presents her first cookbook—full of easy, family-friendly vegan recipes and stories from the spirit, inspired by her health journey and love of delicious food.Narrated by Tabitha Brown, with a special appearance by Queston Brown.Sometimes people say to Tabitha Brown,... Read more

Meditations of the Heart

By: Howard Thurman

Narrated by: Suan Dalian

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

“As poet, prophet, and priest, Thurman builds upon a powerful legacy of ancestral hope: belief in a liberating God who can always be found ‘in and among the struggling.’”
—Yolanda Pierce

A universal beacon of hope and endurance for people of all faiths seeking to meet the challenges, uncertainties, and joys of life

Howard Thurman’s Meditations of... Read more

Laws of Wrath

By: Eriq La Salle

Narrated by: Eriq La Salle

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

There are those who fight the devil within them. And those who worship it.

The butchered body of a cross-dresser is found in a dumpster in Chinatown, New York. Nothing out of the ordinary for the NYPD, except, this time, the victim is Detective Phee Freeman’s brother. At first the slaying looks like the random act of a vicious killer, but when it... Read more

Rhett Redeemed

By: Chantal Fernando

Narrated by: Patrick Zeller & C.J. Bloom

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling author Chantal Fernando brings the sexy second installment to the Knights and Dragons series, where the line between good and bad decisions gets blurry…

Life is about choices. He had a history of making bad ones. 

Ready for a New Start

United with her newly discovered half sister, Constance Wilder finally has a family.... Read more

Someday, Maybe

By: Onyi Nwabineli

Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh

Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB PICK • A LIBRARYREADS PICK

“If you are someone who gravitates toward emotional gut punch reads, allow me to introduce you to this spectacular debut…”—BuzzFeed

Here are three things you should know about my husband: He was the great love of my life despite his penchant for going... Read more

Miss del Río

By: Bárbara Mujica

Narrated by: Frankie Corzo

Length: 13 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

“Dolores del Río bursts to life in this vivid, well-researched portrayal. Her iconic feline elegance and brash spirit dominates every page, but it’s her defiance to live life on her own terms that sets her apart—and what an extraordinary life she led.”—C.W. Gortner, bestselling author of Marlene

1910, Mexico. As the country’s revolution spreads,... Read more

Before Your Memory Fades

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Narrated by: Kevin Shen

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The third novel in the international bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, following four new customers in a cafe where customers can travel back in time.

On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for its dazzling views of Hakodate port. But that’s not all. Like the charming Tokyo cafe Funiculi... Read more